Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27


the house. which was ordered, the roll being
called and absentees reported A motion 70
dtanens,s with further proceeding under the
cali nreyAiIed 10 to g. Grigsby moved the
,rrsxlfn,,s question. Reiected WashabauRh
rraised tha noint al order that the previous
nnestion having been refused, the matter
could not be further considered the same
day, and the chair sustained tne POM. anu
,onad n Ian % The tax extension Dill
ffhen came M with the report of the confer
ence Committee and ON motion the report OF
the Committee was adopted and the bill as
amended was pasted
IN THE HOUSE
the following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Shook, joint resolution memoIai1Izl ~,
congress to open tCI settlement the Devils Lax
Indian reseryation On motion OF MI. ShooA
the Tnles were suspended and the res
olution passed By Mr. Ely, realms "
that roads and bridges in the Yellowstone ma
tionaI Park are in condition which renoefS
travel tedious and difficult, and that additional
roads are needed, and ask congress 70 appI9
pirate $500 600 for the Improvements reqnleu
BY Ruggies, maklna it unlawful 10 1eaye op ,sa
wells and excavations unprotected. BY spraRne
providing for accounting by assignees on appi.-
cation of creditors. By Ensign, amenalne sne
act generating the removal OF county seats
Aikens moved suspension OF the reiss
and that Coudcii bill SO, providing for addi-
tional clerks for the council ana mousse, De
but on final passage This led to come oi a,,
cussion. but finally prevailed ana ene ., plii
was passed Several house bills were then
given their reading. message was received
from the council announcing that that oodJ
had adopted, as n substitute for the house
bill on the same subject the cornoh Dill NIX
ing q date when -
become delinquent Stewart of Fall River
moved that the rules be suspended and the
message considered at once The motion
prevailed, and Stewart moved tnat lhe
house non-concur in the action OF the couh-
Gil and that conference committee be APP
pointed Adopted, and the speaker ap-
pointed as such committee Messrs
Dodd. Stewart of Fall River and GILL
bert Mr. Sprage moved TO supenus
rules and return to the order OF reports OF
special commuters Adopted moore, OF
the special committee appointed TO ascer,
tain whether any part of the capitol
building is used for purposes OF
LIQUOR saloon, made his report. referred 70
more at length elsewhere. An INFORMAL
recess was taken to await the re-
port of the conference committee on the
tax bill On reassembling the conference
committee reported agreement to adopt the
house bill, first amending IL to extend the
date when taxes become delinquent TO
July l. The bill to amend the CHAP
ter of the civil code entitled Insurance
corporations" was made special order for
Friday next The house bill providing Tor
the subdivision oil the Sixth judicial dis
trict passed its third reading by q
unanimous vote also the house bll.
to repeal chapter "a of the General Laws OF
1885, providing for struck juries On mo-
ton OF Stewart Of Fall River, the con-
ference report on the tax bill was
agreed to. On motion of Aikens the rules
were suspended, and the bill, as
amended. was passed
DoIsGs IN THE COUNCIL
The council met at o'clock. Dodge
sadn nf nifffi faryfd
Ing for the appointment of q clerk for the
se-vice of all committees not provided with
clerks to be subject at all times 10 the direc-
ton of the president and be paid So day,
but only for the time he is actually en-
ployed. Adopted. Hughes moved TO recon
slider the vote by which was laid on the table
yesterday the resolution providing for the
appointment of a postmaster OF the council.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was
adopted Bills introduced:
By HUGHES. providing for the payment Of
6nes. forfeitures penalties and money paid for
license to sell intoxicating liquors into the
treasury OF the county. and for distribution
thereof to school corporations of the county.
BY Mathews, to amend section 81 Of chapter
AZ, OF the Laws OF the Fifteenth General As
sembly. 1t provides for the appointment of
county auditor in certain cases. BY Hughes. to
repeal chapter los Of the laws of 1888 entitled
AN act to amend section 1877, article 4, OF the
code Of civil procedure By Mr. HUGHES. to
amend section !, chapter of justices code. By
rieultural societies and develop higher system
Of husbandry. By Sheldon OF Day, to provide
for the levy and collection Of taxes on this prop
erty OF telegraph. telephone, express and sleep
| ing car companies doing business In the ter
ritory.
Council bills passed:
For the support OF fire departments as
amended b the committee ON Insurance. Nc
Cumber afterward moved to reconsider this bill,
with the purposs of amending it so that the tax
of this year should be distributed Mr.. Dodge
ana stness opp pos s srgai ing
year, and that the proposed amendment wonld
kill the bill The motion was LOST. To define
the incompatibility OF Office in Dakota, as
amended by the committee on judiciary.
IN THE HOUSE
the judiciary committee reported in favor OF
the Indefinite postponement of three bills
relating to tax extension, o measure having
passed yesterday covering the same subject
Mr. Fletcher moved that the speaker be in
structed to appoint one clerk each for the
Judiciary, railroads and appropriations COM
mittees. Mr.. Aikens gave notice that on
Tuesday he would move that clerk for the
committee on Judiciary be elected Mr.
Sprague moved raat the chairmen OF COM
mittees be instructed to notify members
having bills before them of the time and
place of meetings White, Williams and
Afkens opposed the motion and it was lost
Bills introduced:
BY Bidlaxe, for an act to provide for an equal
OF 70 snlppeTS Gg
panies By Miltiuore, to prevent the wearing
of q, A. R badges anlawfully. 1t imposes a fine
of $25 for person not member of a g. A r
post to wear the badge. By Giendenning, TO
make moderators members of school boards, and
to provide for the meeting and compensation of
the same. BY Ely. for an act to suppress and
prevent the spread of CONTAGIOUS and infec-
tious diseases among domestic animals. IL
provides for the appointment of a territorial
veterinarian and appropriates $4,000.
Several concil bills were read the first
time. Tn e council bill attaching the coun-
ties of Stanley, Sterling and Nowlin to
Hughes for judicial purposes passed under q
suspension of the rules message from
the council announced that that body had
amended the joiat resolution for the pur-
chase of Levisee's codes Dodds moved that
the house concur. Cooper and others OPP
posed, and the motion was lost-ayes 10,
nays 20. Several house bulls were given a
second reading and referred. The bill to re-
peal the special law repeating the general
usury law SO far as the Black Hills counties
are concerned passed The speaker ap-
pointed the following clerks of committees:
A. NJ Moore, Judiciary; Edward Ewin, ap-
propriation; Howard, Sheber, railroads
Alkens said: